Christian Früchtl
German footballer
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Christian Martin Früchtl (born 28 January 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Lecce. Früchtl has represented Germany at various youth levels internationally.
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Früchtl with Bayern Munich II in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Martin Früchtl | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bischofsmais,[2] Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Bischofsmais | |||
| –2014 | SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf | ||
| 2014–2017 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Bayern Munich II | 70 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Austria Wien | 66 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:38, 5 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Youth career
Früchtl began his youth career at hometown club SV Bischofsmais, before moving to SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf. In 2014, he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich.[4]
In 2017, Früchtl won the 2016–17 B-Junioren Bundesliga with Bayern's under-17 team, appearing 14 times during the season. Früchtl also appeared 7 times for Bayern's under-19 team during the 2016–17 season, finishing as runners-up in the A-Junioren Bundesliga.[5]
Bayern Munich
Früchtl began his senior career for Bayern Munich II in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 15 August 2017 in a 2–2 draw against VfR Garching.[6] He made his professional debut for the reserve team in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the away match against Würzburger Kickers.[7]
On 7 August 2020, Früchtl joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan, however he did not feature in any game nor competitions.[8]
Austria Wien
On 15 June 2022, following the end of the 2021–2022 season Früchtl would join Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien.[9]
Lecce
On 25 June 2024, Früchtl moved to Italy and signed with Serie A club Lecce on a contract until 2027.[10]
International career
Früchtl has progressed through some of the Germany national youth teams, including five caps for the under-17 team from 2016 to 2017.[11][12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Bayern | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 0 | — | — | — | 70 | 0 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Austria Wien | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 80 | 0 | |||
| Lecce | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 137 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Austrian Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in the Coppa Italia
Honours
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich II
